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Taxon

Gisekia africana (Lour.) Kuntze

Protologue Revis. Gen. Pl. 3[3]: 108. 1898 [28 Sep 1898]BHL page IPNI

AcceptedGBIF

Predicted not threatened

Gisekia africana, L. Nanyeni 1156--Namibia. B1 to Rehoboth, Frankie Fredricks St. 15 Mar 2018. DSC00565 (336).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Gisekia africana, L. Nanyeni 1156--Namibia. B1 to Rehoboth, Frankie Fredricks St. 15 Mar 2018. DSC00565 (333).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Gisekia africana, L. Nanyeni 1156--Namibia. B1 to Rehoboth, Frankie Fredricks St. 15 Mar 2018. DSC00565 (328).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Gisekia africana, L. Nanyeni 1156--Namibia. B1 to Rehoboth, Frankie Fredricks St. 15 Mar 2018. DSC00565 (327).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Gisekia africana, L. Nanyeni 1156--Namibia. B1 to Rehoboth, Frankie Fredricks St. 15 Mar 2018. DSC00565 (337).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Gisekia africana, L. Nanyeni 1156--Namibia. B1 to Rehoboth, Frankie Fredricks St. 15 Mar 2018. DSC00565 (338).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Gisekia africana, L. Nanyeni 1156--Namibia. B1 to Rehoboth, Frankie Fredricks St. 15 Mar 2018. DSC00565 (331).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Gisekia africana, L. Nanyeni 1156--Namibia. B1 to Rehoboth, Frankie Fredricks St. 15 Mar 2018. DSC00565 (318).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Gisekia africana, L. Nanyeni 1156--Namibia. B1 to Rehoboth, Frankie Fredricks St. 15 Mar 2018. DSC00565 (323).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Gisekia africana, L. Nanyeni 1156--Namibia. B1 to Rehoboth, Frankie Fredricks St. 15 Mar 2018. DSC00565 (325).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Gisekia africana, L. Nanyeni 1156--Namibia. B1 to Rehoboth, Frankie Fredricks St. 15 Mar 2018. DSC00565 (340).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Gisekia africana, L. Nanyeni 1156--Namibia. B1 to Rehoboth, Frankie Fredricks St. 15 Mar 2018. DSC00565 (322).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Gisekia africana, L. Nanyeni 1156--Namibia. B1 to Rehoboth, Frankie Fredricks St. 15 Mar 2018. DSC00565 (343).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Gisekia africana, L. Nanyeni 1156--Namibia. B1 to Rehoboth, Frankie Fredricks St. 15 Mar 2018. DSC00565 (329).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Gisekia africana, L. Nanyeni 1156--Namibia. B1 to Rehoboth, Frankie Fredricks St. 15 Mar 2018. DSC00565 (332).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Gisekia africana, L. Nanyeni 1156--Namibia. B1 to Rehoboth, Frankie Fredricks St. 15 Mar 2018. DSC00565 (324).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Gisekia africana, L. Nanyeni 1156--Namibia. B1 to Rehoboth, Frankie Fredricks St. 15 Mar 2018. DSC00565 (342).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Gisekia africana, L. Nanyeni 1156--Namibia. B1 to Rehoboth, Frankie Fredricks St. 15 Mar 2018. DSC00565 (339).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Gisekia africana, L. Nanyeni 1156--Namibia. B1 to Rehoboth, Frankie Fredricks St. 15 Mar 2018. DSC00565 (344).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Gisekia africana, L. Nanyeni 1156--Namibia. B1 to Rehoboth, Frankie Fredricks St. 15 Mar 2018. DSC00565 (334).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Gisekia africana, L. Nanyeni 1156--Namibia. B1 to Rehoboth, Frankie Fredricks St. 15 Mar 2018. DSC00565 (320).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Gisekia africana, L. Nanyeni 1156--Namibia. B1 to Rehoboth, Frankie Fredricks St. 15 Mar 2018. DSC00565 (341).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Gisekia africana, L. Nanyeni 1156--Namibia. B1 to Rehoboth, Frankie Fredricks St. 15 Mar 2018. DSC00565 (326).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Gisekia africana, L. Nanyeni 1156--Namibia. B1 to Rehoboth, Frankie Fredricks St. 15 Mar 2018. DSC00565 (321).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Gisekia africana, L. Nanyeni 1156--Namibia. B1 to Rehoboth, Frankie Fredricks St. 15 Mar 2018. DSC00565 (330).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Gisekia africana, L. Nanyeni 1156--Namibia. B1 to Rehoboth, Frankie Fredricks St. 15 Mar 2018. DSC00565 (319).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Gisekia africana, L. Nanyeni 1156--Namibia. B1 to Rehoboth, Frankie Fredricks St. 15 Mar 2018. DSC00565 (335).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Gisekia africana, L. Nanyeni 1156--Namibia. B1 to Rehoboth, Frankie Fredricks St. 15 Mar 2018. DSC00565 (317).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Gisekia africana, R. Gereau 7164--Tanzania. Kunduchi Beach Rd. Beachcomber Hotel. 7 May 2010. 042 (115).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Gisekia africana, R. Gereau 7164--Tanzania. Kunduchi Beach Rd. Beachcomber Hotel. 7 May 2010. 042 (132).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Gisekia africana, R. Gereau 7164--Tanzania. Kunduchi Beach Rd. Beachcomber Hotel. 7 May 2010. 042 (139).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Gisekia africana, R. Gereau 7164--Tanzania. Kunduchi Beach Rd. Beachcomber Hotel. 7 May 2010. 042 (141).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Gisekia africana, R. Gereau 7164--Tanzania. Kunduchi Beach Rd. Beachcomber Hotel. 7 May 2010. 042 (121).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Gisekia africana, R. Gereau 7164--Tanzania. Kunduchi Beach Rd. Beachcomber Hotel. 7 May 2010. 042 (122).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Gisekia africana, R. Gereau 7164--Tanzania. Kunduchi Beach Rd. Beachcomber Hotel. 7 May 2010. 042 (126).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Gisekia africana, R. Gereau 7164--Tanzania. Kunduchi Beach Rd. Beachcomber Hotel. 7 May 2010. 042 (146).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Gisekia africana, R. Gereau 7164--Tanzania. Kunduchi Beach Rd. Beachcomber Hotel. 7 May 2010. 042 (134).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Gisekia africana, R. Gereau 7164--Tanzania. Kunduchi Beach Rd. Beachcomber Hotel. 7 May 2010. 042 (102).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Gisekia africana, R. Gereau 7164--Tanzania. Kunduchi Beach Rd. Beachcomber Hotel. 7 May 2010. 042 (130).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Gisekia africana, R. Gereau 7164--Tanzania. Kunduchi Beach Rd. Beachcomber Hotel. 7 May 2010. 042 (140).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Gisekia africana, R. Gereau 7164--Tanzania. Kunduchi Beach Rd. Beachcomber Hotel. 7 May 2010. 042 (96).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Gisekia africana, R. Gereau 7164--Tanzania. Kunduchi Beach Rd. Beachcomber Hotel. 7 May 2010. 042 (119).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Gisekia africana, R. Gereau 7164--Tanzania. Kunduchi Beach Rd. Beachcomber Hotel. 7 May 2010. 042 (110).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Gisekia africana, R. Gereau 7164--Tanzania. Kunduchi Beach Rd. Beachcomber Hotel. 7 May 2010. 042 (142).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Gisekia africana, R. Gereau 7164--Tanzania. Kunduchi Beach Rd. Beachcomber Hotel. 7 May 2010. 042 (137).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Gisekia africana, R. Gereau 7164--Tanzania. Kunduchi Beach Rd. Beachcomber Hotel. 7 May 2010. 042 (109).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Gisekia africana, R. Gereau 7164--Tanzania. Kunduchi Beach Rd. Beachcomber Hotel. 7 May 2010. 042 (112).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Gisekia africana, R. Gereau 7164--Tanzania. Kunduchi Beach Rd. Beachcomber Hotel. 7 May 2010. 042 (104).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Gisekia africana, R. Gereau 7164--Tanzania. Kunduchi Beach Rd. Beachcomber Hotel. 7 May 2010. 042 (133).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Gisekia africana, R. Gereau 7164--Tanzania. Kunduchi Beach Rd. Beachcomber Hotel. 7 May 2010. 042 (99).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Native to Angola, Botswana, Cambodia, Cape Provinces, Caprivi Strip, DR Congo, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Free State, Hainan, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Somalia, Tanzania, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 2 countries.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

L. Nanyeni 1156

March 15, 2018

Location

Namibia, Windhoek District

-22.7005, 17.081056

Location Remarks

Monteiro Self-Catering and Camping, 19 km S of Windhoek on Highway B1 (A resort facility with remnant vegetation).

Collectors

Leevi Nanyeni, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Christopher Dalzell

Notes

Herb in seasonally moist sand.

Gereau, R 7164

May 7, 2010

Location

Tanzania, Dar es Salaam, Kinondoni (Dar es Salaam, Kunduchi)

-6.688889, 39.223611

Location Remarks

Kunduchi Beach, ca. 1.3 km S of Beachcomber Hotel and Resort. Flat sandy waste ground ca. 20 m from shoreline.

Collectors

Roy E. Gereau, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Caryophyllales

Family

Gisekiaceae

Genus

Gisekia

Specific Epithet

africana

Authorship

(Lour.) Kuntze

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 2.5

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.2

Global rank

#212,228 of 335,497

Top 64%

Extinction probability

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →

Synonyms (1)

Gisekia africana var. africana

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy